Jared Jones strikes out nine in six shutout innings and Jake Mangum hits an RBI double in the Pirates' 1-0 victory over the Angels

PITTSBURGH – Entering Friday night’s game against the Angels, the Pirates had not won a game that was started by […]

Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Friday night. The Pirates have won five of six games. Jones (3-6) blanked the Angels on three hits to win for the first time in eight starts since beating Cleveland on July 18.

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